Annual Reception

In 1988, the late Bishop Timothy J. Harrington stated in an article in the Catholic Free Press that he had a dream. The dream was that the generosity of committed benefactors would help families demonstrating financial need to send their children to Catholic Schools. This dream materialized into The Adopt-A-Student program when the late William O’Brien became Chairperson of the Program and a Steering Committee was formed.

The Reality
Since it's inception almost three decades ago, the Adopt-A-Student program has

• Awarded over $4.3 million in grants.

• Presented over 1,300 scholarships for one and up to eight years.

• Seen its graduates attend the following colleges: Anna Maria, Assumption, Boston College,Clark, Cornell, Holy Cross, Nichols College, Princeton, Seton Hall, University of Massachusetts, University of New Hampshire, and many others.